Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1921, Page 15

- 3200 Rittenhouse St. Chevy Chase, D. C. Phone Cleveland 1135 Purple Iris Inn . . = For Sale by Owner MONTHLY PAYMENT OPEN FOR INSPECTION SUNDAY 910 to 918 Longfellow St. N.W. One Sold Alrealy Nicely arranged dwelling of 7 large rooms (4 bed- rooms) and bath, hot-water heat, electric lights, hardwood floors, handsome fixtures, laundry tubs and many other modern conveniences. A well built home for less than you could secure a similar place for rent. i $1,000 DOWN $60 MONTHLY PAYMENT A Tale of Political “Continued from Yesterday's Star.) “Ah! but am I?" the young man exclaimed fiercely. “That's what 1 want to know. Look here! of paper I can find, I've been to the bank and to his few pals, me dead five hundred pounds came from every three months! It was in gold always; he must have gbne and changed it somewhere—five, hundred golden sov- ereigns every three months, and 1 can't find where they came from!" “Have you been to a solicitor? Wrayson asked. “Not yet.” the young man answered. “I don't see what good he’ll be when I do. Morris was always one of close sort, and I can't fancy spending much over lawyers. hy “What made you come to me? Wrayson inquired. “Well, the caretaker at the flat told me that you and Morris used to speak now and then, and I'm trying every one. I'm afraid he wasn't quite classy enough for you to have palled up with, but I thought he might have let someting slip perhaps.” Wrayson shook his head. “He never spoke to me of his af- fairs,” he sald. “He always seemed to_have plenty of money, though." “Doesn’t the bank book prove it? the young man exclaimed “Every one who knew anyt him says the same. starved in Cape Town, he spending two Beast, he was! came from If it takes me a lifetime. Wrayson leaned back in his chair. and here was : y . Revenge. (Copyright, by Little, Browa & Oo.) TI've been |man through every letter and every scrap | Buessing right, excitedly. | door. hing about | anything of that sort, of course, but There was I half | I shall just sleep here.” Thousand @ year.|kempt appearance. 3 here it |of the sitting room was stuffy and red- T'1l find out where it|of the sitting Intrigue and Privatg It if was documents, they were prob- ably stolen by the person who killed im." “Come, that's cheerful,” the young declared, ruefully. “If you're where do I come In?" “I'm afrald you don't come I Gnd strike | Wrayson answered: “but remember I e e P where that|am only following out a surmise. Have you looked through your broth- er's papers carefully?” e gone through ‘em all” Sydney Barnes answered, course, I was looking for serip or a memorandum of investments, or some- thing of the sort. Perhaps if a clever chap like you were to go through them, you might come across a clue.” It ‘seems hard to believe that he f the | shouldn’t have left something of the him | sort behind him,” Wrayson answered. ‘It might be only an address, or a name. or anything.” “Will you come round with me and see?” Mr. Barnes demanded eagerly. “It wouldn't take you long. You're welcome- to see everything there is there.” Wrayson called for the bill. “Very well,” he said, “we will take a hansom round there at once.” They left the place a few minutes later and drove to Battersea. “There's a quarter to run, the land- lord says, so I'm staying here,” Barnes expluined, as he unlocked the front “I can't afford a servant or The rooms hdd a xhostly and un- The atmosphere tobacco smoke. Wray- son's first action was to throw open Nothing since the events of that night | the window. itself had appealed to him more than the coming of this young man and his strange story. “I am sorry that I have no Infor- mation to give you,” he said. “On the other hand, if 1 can help you in any other way I shall be very glad. “What should you advise me to do?" the young man asked. “I should like to think the matter over carefully,” Wrayson answered. “What are your engagements f_t.)r to- day? Can you lunch with me? “T have no engagements.” his visi- tor answered eagerly. “When and what time?" Wrayson repressed a smile.. “I shall be ready in twenty min- utes” he answered. “We will go out! together if you don't mind waiting. “Im on. Mr. Sydney Barnes de- “Don’t you 5 ing his legs. clared, crossing i hurry on my account. long as you like.” CHAPTER XIIL SEARCHING THE CHAMBERS. Wrayson took his guest to a popu- lar restaurant, where there was mu- sic and w five-course luncheon for three and six. Their conversation during the earlier part of the meal was limited, for Mr. Sydney Barnes showed himself possessed of an appe- tite which his host contemplated with respectful admiration. His sallow cheeks became flushed and his nerv- ousness had subsided long before the tarrival of coffee. “I_say, this is all right, this place “There isn't a sign of a paper any- where, except in that desk.” the young man remarked. “You'll find things in a mess, but whatever was there fs there mow. I've destroyed nothing.” Wrayson seated himself before the desk and began a careful search There were restaurant bills without number and a variety of ladies’ cards, more or less sofled. There were E: pire and Alhambra programs, ‘bundle of racing wires, and an ac- count from a bookmaker showing a small debit balance. There were other miscellaneous bills, a plaintive _epis- tle from a lady signing herself Flora, and begging for the loan of a fiver for a week, and an_invitation to tea from a spinster who called herself Poppy. Amongst all this mass of mis- cellaneous documents there were only three which Wrayson laid on onec side for further consideration. One of these was a note, dated from the Adelphi a few days before the tragedy and written in a stiff, legal hand. It contained only a few lines: “Dear Sir: “My client will be happy to meet you at any time on Thursday you may be pleased to appoint, either here or at your own address. Please reply, making an appointment, by return of post. “Yours mmm& “W.BENTHAM.” The second document was also in the shape of a letter from a firm of private detective agents and was dat- ed only a day earlier than the law- yer's letter. It ran as follews: fy Dear Sir: . “In reply to your Inquiry, our charges - THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, JUNE ‘4 1921—PART.2. THE AVENGER BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM. 7-ROOM COTTAGE DESIGNED Very smart and distinctive is this seven-room cottage, which would be particularly charming if built out in the guburbs. The large sun parlor and sleeping porch above on the side of the house give it a spa- clous and pretentious appearance, but the minute one steps through the quaint semi-colonial portico entrauce into the large living room with its pleasant grouping of windows and cheery, open fireplace all sense of pretentiousness or coldness is lost in the bright checriness and hominess which prevail. Modern in every way, including a laundry in the basement under the main part, this is a house twenty-five feet. ing exclusive of plumbing. mer in Vermont. FOR SUBURBS IS DISTINCTIVE is finished in birch. The total width is thirty-four feet six inches and to- tal depth, exclusive of the porches, is It is estimated that it will take between $6,000 and $8,000 to build this house, this estimate be- the heating and PAGE GOING TO VERMONT. Senator Page of Vermont, the old- est member of the Senate and chair- man of the naval committee, who has been spending several weeks at At- lantic City because of ill health, plans to leave next week to spend the sum- RETAIL FOOD PRICES DROP} Decrease 20 Per Cent From May | 15, 1920, to May 15, 1921. Small Farm at Germantown Montgomery County- Retall prices of food in Washington ||| | Arcessible | to = Washington: dropped § per cent in the month be- [l gery:. 5 minutes to railroad tween April{ 15 and May 15, the De- | station. partrhent of Labor announced today Best maca For the year period from May 15, 19 e g o to May ‘15, 1921, food prices in this ||| Wearmiaors and city decreased 29 per cent. | For the eight-year period, however, from May 15, 1913, to May 15, 1321, | food prices in Washington Showed an | increase of 53 per cent. 1 ~DISAGREE ON TERRITORY. | According to a message received by the Lithuanian representative | here, negotiations between the Lithu- anian and Polish defegates at Brus- sels looking to a settlement of exist- | ing territorial misunderstandings be- tween the two o i ere broken off yesterday b 4, denial of Lithuanian righ e will be submitted to th, eme council for | settlement if po; r_and peach Must sell. trees; new fences. $8,500 ) Thomas J. Fisher & Co., Inc, 738 15th Street N. W. Main 6830. sibl. e e e 14th Street Highlands A Home of Livable Size Location: None Better $1,000 Cash INSPECT 5511 13th St. N.W. Take Any 14th Street Car 10 Kennedy Street, Walk Half Block to Houwe Open and Lighted Daily cnd Evenings D. J. Dunigan : sink and drainboards directly un- | der the window, so that the duil duty of dish washing becomes less dull and | i drab through being abl 1 | |N°' drab through being able to glimpse a *View “of the surroun Chevy Chase, Md. pleasant view of the surrounding U This attractive detached home locat- 1 l 5 East Irving Street countryside. In the second story of the house there are three good-sized ||l e one square from Chevy Chaxe Circle, confains tes rooms (8 bedrooms), bedrooms, a sleeping porch, numer- two ous closets, bathroom and a large baths, hot-water heat, electric light, storage room. front and rear porches, ot @030 & x . || Tmmediate possession. Tnspection in- This home is constructed of frame D T o O Lol : i and stucco and the roof may be cov- ||l (oicia) concession for immediate sale. ered either with asbestos or or cr soted shingles, stained a harmonious H. L. Rust color. The first story, which is eight ey feet six inches high, has hardwood | Excluaive Agent floors and a finish of oak, while the ‘|| 912 15th St. N.W. second story, which is eight feet high, /' that would delight the comfort lov- ing heart of every housewife or — owner. In the Kitchen one finds the FOR SALE = Main 6888 JUST THE LOCATION YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR! Qak Street at Fourteenth Northwest 1321 New York Ave. Phone Main 1267 lII[IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIIIIllflllllllllIlIIHlllllllllllllllllllllh-. MARYLAND R | Washington’s Newest High-Class Summer Colony—Adjoining Almas Automobile Club —36 Miles From the Capitol. ; Splendidly located adjacent to the Almas Automobile Club at Chalk Point, Back Bay Beach affords the opportunity for a summer cottage, unequalled in this section, where enjoyment for all the family is held forth by its— Fine Salt Water Bathing Splendid Fishing Boating and Other. Aquatic Sports : ALL LOTS ARE 50 FT. FRONTAGE L L is,” he said, leaning back in his chair | for watching a single person in Lon- with a large cigar between his teeth. | don only are three guineas a day, in- “Jolly expensive, I suppose, isn't it?"|cluding all expenses. For that sum Wrayson smiled. 5 we can guarantee that the person “It depends,” he answered. “TI don’t| with whose movemcnts you desire to suppose your brother would have|keep in touch will be closely shadow- found it so. A bachelor can do him-!ed from roof to roof, so long as the self pretty well on two thousand alperson remains within seven miles year.” of Charing Cross. A daily report will “I only_hope I get hold of it.” Mr.|be made to vou, and should legal pro- Sydney Barnes declared fervently.|ceedings ensue from any information “This is the way I should like to live, | procured by us, you may rely upon AL L any witness whom we might place in the box. “Trusting to hear from you, Only $9,500 Take 14th Street car marked Takoma to Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street, and go north one block on Georgia Avenue car to Longfellow Street and go east half block. WALTER A. BROWN Prices $235 to $350—Terms —large enough for your summer bungalow, with nice groupds il around it. The planning of the colony together with the development ] —has made this one of the most ideal, moderately priced bungalow summer colonies near the Capital. : i There are only a limited number of lots—early buvers will get the best selection. Come out in your car and see the beautiey of the property, or write, call or phone and our representative will call on you. b . SALESMEN ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES ¢ Four Blocks Above Park Road New six and eight room homes nearing completion. An opportunity to secure a high-class home in a most convenient neighborhood AT A PRICE AND ON TERMS YOU WILL SEE YOUR WAY TO MEET. We want you to examine these homes critically. Compare them with any new or old houses offered at from $2,000 to $3,000 above the price. CHARLES M. WALLINGSFORD hope you will,” Wrayson answer- ed. “An income of that sort could 1400 H St. N.W. M. 1653 | Just Y%-square west of Comn. Ave. One of the Pretiiest bungalows im- Tbe. Home For You will be found from among the many desirable home properties on our etxensive list. We urge you to consult our list at our office and we will gladly take you around to inspect personally any you may, fancy.” Call today." Near 14th and Girard Sts. Fine value in an excellent home of three stories and >cellar. 9 rooms and 2 baths, scarcely disappear into thin air, could it? By the bye, Mr. Barnes, that re- minds me of a very important circum- stance which, up to now, we have not mentioned. 1 mean the way your brother met his death.” The young man nodded thought- fully. “Ah!" he remarked, “he was mur- dered, wasn't he? Some one must have owed him a nasty grudge. Mor- ris always was & one to make ene- mies.” “I don’t know whether the same thing has occurred to you,” Wrayson continued, “but I can’t help wonder- ing whether there may not have been some connection between his death and that mysterious income of his.” “I've thought of that myself,” the young man declared “All the ‘same, I can't see what he could have car- ried about with him worth two thou- sand a year.” “Exactly,” Wrayson answered, *but you see the matter stands like this. He was in receipt of about £500 every ! three months, as his bank book proves. This sum would represent 5 per cent interest on forty thousand pounds. Now, considering your broth- er’s position When he left you at Cape Town, end the fact that you cannot discover at his bankers or elsewhere any documents alluding to property or shares of any sort, one can scarce- ly help dismissing the hypothesis that this payment was the result of dividends or interest. At any rate, let us put that out of the question for the moment. Your brother received “We are, yours sincerely, McKENNA & FOULDS." The third document which Wrayson had preserved was the Cunard sailing 1ist for the current month, the plan of a steamer which sailed within a week, of the murder and a few lines from the steamship office respecting accom- modation. “These, at any rate, will give you something to do,” Wrayson remarked. “You can go to the lawyer and find out who his client was who desired to see your brother. There is a chance there! You can go to McKenna & Foulds and find out who it was whom he wanted shadowed, and you can go to the Cunard office ‘and see whether Le really intended sailing for America. Mr. Sydney Barnes looked a little doubtful. “I suppose,” he suggested timidly, “you couldn’t spare the time to BO round to these places with me? You see, I'm not much class over here, even in Morris' togs. They'd take more notice of you, being a gentle- man. Good God! what's that?” Both men had started, for the sound was unexpected. Some one was fit- ting a latch-key into the door! (Continued in Tomorrow’s Star.) SWEDISH SEAMEN STRIKE. STOCKHOLM, June 3.—A general strike of seamen and stokers has been declared i protest against a reduc- tion of 30 per cent in wages. Ship 1034-6 Woodward Building Telephone, Main 2900 Mpr. Business Man! Washington’s Fastest Growing Northwest District Offers You A splendid large corner store. Cozy S-room apartment, with inclosed sleeping porch, hot-water heat, electricity, double brick garage; building only one year old. Now vacant; tocated half way between two theaters, on car line. If an immediate sale can be'effected owner would consider $18,000. Terms can-be arranged. WM. B. KRAFT & CO. T S Take Annapolis Pike to Walnut Tree Inn—Turn Rizht Back Bay Beach Improvement Co. HARRY C. ALLEN, Manager 921 15th Street N. W. Phone Frarklin 6570 Of Course You Are Not Interested * In An Ordinary House This Is Extraordinary! . five hundred pounds every three months from some one. People don't give money away for nothing nowa- days, you know. From whom and for furnace heat, lot 18x142. Electric and gas light. This property is in excellent con- Exclusive Agents 1336 N. Y. Ave. Main 893 owners are showing no alarm as, with 75 per cent of the Swedish merchant marine already laid up through eco- construction. hot-water heat, electric light, beaut#ful lot of 15000 sq. ft. dition. Owner will give what services did he receive that|nomic depression, they claim they - . = will obtain a sufficient number of Price Reduced to $15,750 possession. ""fi'f,yéyaney Barnes looked puzzled, | Volunteers to man the active fleet. fillllllllflllllflllmmlmmmmnflmmmmflmflmmmmmflfllflmmflmflmmflmflmmfllmmlflulfi remarked Price, $12,500 —which includes the cost of installing hot-water heat, or will sell with present heat- | ing plant for considerably Lless. SAUL’S ADDITION Just West of 14th St. “Ask me another,” he facetiously. “You do not know of any secrets, 1 suppose, which your brother may have stumbled into possession of?’ “Not. He went about with his eyes open and his mouth closed, but I never heard of his having that sort of luck.” “He could not have had any aed- ventures on the steamer, for he came back steerage,” Wrayson continued thoughtfully, “and he was in funds almost from the moment he landed in England. I am afraid, Mr. Barnes, _Terms and early posses- sion. T L T MOST ATTRA! E HOME H TYPE, BRICK BUNGALOW, OF UNUSUAL DESIGN IN ONE OF D PRETTIEST LOCALITIES aginable—of the very best 7 large rooms, Near Central High School Ideal location, convenient to 11th and 14th street cars. A thoroughly modern home with 7 large rooms and ‘bath, hot-water heat, elec- tric light. Excellent condi- tion. - Price, $10,250 Reasonable terms. —_— Price, $12,400 A very excellent two-story brick dwelling, modern in every detail, with 8 large that he must have been deceiving you in Cape Town.” “If I could only have a dozen words with him!"” the young man muttered savagely. - “It would be vseful” Wrayson ad- . rooms and bath, double garage, extra large |lot. 1 Owner will sell on reason- mitted, “but. unfortunately, it is out of the question. Either he was de- celving you or he was in possession of U No. 10 Leland Street . Located on State road between the country clubs in Chevy Chase, Md. An imposing center hall home of hol- Iow tile construction, finished with stucco and Spanish tile. somthing which turned out far more valuable than he had Imagined.” where is it?” Mr. Sydney “If it was worth that to him, it may be to me.” “Exactly,” Wrayson remarked, “but the question of your brother's murder comes in there. People don’t commit a crime Mke that for nothing, you know. If it wes information which your brother had, it died with him. Simple colonial architecture; front porch across en- tire house; a large living room with marble open fireplace | I able terms. INEAR DUPONT CIRCLE 19th St. Price, $15,000 A very desirable home in a most excellent neighbor- hood. Three-story brick, with 10 rooms, 3 baths, hot- water heat, electric light, in perfect condition. Owner will sell on reasonable terms. and French doors to sun parlor. Dining room has many side wall fixtures and specially designed alcove for buffet. Pantry between dining room and kitchen. Four bedrooms with large closet in each, French doors to upper front porch, tiled bath, linen closet, extra lavatory and wash bowl, sleeping porch, etc. Mahogany and white trim, oak floors, select electric fixtures, house piped for vacuum cleaner, Pittsburgh auto- matic water heater, maid’s room and bath, fruit storage room, vapor heat. Built-in garage for two cars, automatic fire doors. Priced Right For Early Sale Inspection by appointment only, Sunday Phone Columbia 3617 1405 =Eye Street. N A very beawiful suburban home with lot 100x125, two- car garage, beautiful lawn, x shrubbery, trecs, etc. The house is very attractive, has 10 rooms, with hot-water heat, electric light and in excellent repaif. Owner will mpm—0 [ CRERE | —— give immediate possession. Price, $12,000 To Close an Estate Adjoining District line near Brookland, - D. C, 38% acre tract. © Wonderful view; 10- EXCELLENT VALUE IN BLOOMINGDALE T A Near Q St. Bridge. A real home in a beautiful location, containing 8 large rooms and bath, hot-water heat, electri¢ lights; in pere fect repair. Price, $11,000 1431 MONTAGUE ST. -N.W. : k Creek P from e e e T s oniatan: Cotwi rocms o, (e Windows covering the entire second floor; two baths; built-In heated garage; plenty of large closets: oak foors; large front and side porches, with English tile floors. Beautiful airy cellar under éntire house. . This house is in perfect condition, having just been refinished throughout. The lawn has just planted with shrubbery and a hedge—and an attractive stone wall surrounds the lot. The lot is about 60 feet by 135 feet and there is a paved alley in rear. = = SEE THIS HOME TOMORROW. It is vacant, and will be open for your inspection d will be glad to show it to day Sunday, or phone us and we Sract and walk 3 blecks merth to Mentague, or drive out SONS Near Ist and V streets N.W. A very desirable two- story brick, with 6 large rooms and bath, fine cellar, large lot; in excellent repair. MOORE & HILL room house, barn, chicken house and other outbuildings. Counn- try home of the late Gen. Green Clay Goodloe. Price, $30,000. Thomas J. Fisher & Com- been pany, Inc. soin B 0 omenea B : i * Main 4752 1420-22 H St. N.W. 738 15th Street NW. E. BREUNINGER & 706 Colorado Building : : Matn 6830 Main 7166 Exclusive Agents T = =